Re: Home Invasions

Herbert Cannon wrote:
"suds mcduff" <sudsmcduff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:wfHmj.81136$L%6.55727@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shuurai wrote:
---What are ya scared of, Earl? Break out your arsenal and kill 'em all,
Rambo!
I bet you can't wait till they try it on you so you can finally shoot
somebody......
What would YOU do Sudsy? In all seriousness, do you have any idea
what you would do if someone suddenly came into your house, pointed a
gun in your face, and demanded money?
----Well, first off, I have a dog outside, quite a little noisemaker he is, too. I doubt anyone would be able to approach the house without my notice during waking hours.

Yup my neighbor has three big dogs. He thought they would scare off burglars. Burgled the house at 9am in broad daylight without a bit a trouble.

---I thought we were talking home invasions, not B&E's.The dogs are an early warning system when you're at home.

Dogs are much less of a problem than people think. His will bark at
racoons, possums, cats etc. Not a reliable warning device.

----Mine has a different bark for cats and delivery trucks and such. When someone approaches the house, he has a way more urgent bark.
Almost panicky.


Second, I keep the doors locked when we go
to bed, they'd have to make some noise breaching the doors.

Not enough. If you read the article I posted they came in with an alarm ringing. Noise breaching doors may or not wake you up.

---I'm a light sleeper. Between the dog and the door noise, I'd wake up.

I also posted about
a friend of mine that was having a hard time waking up when he could hear voices in his house which obviously did not belong there. His alarm was ringing also.

Third, I
keep a loaded .20 riot shotgun handy.

Cumbersome for a house; but better than an empty hand.

----Better than shooting a round through the wall and shooting someone in another bedroom. The riot gun has a pistol grip and short barrel. 6 shot magnum shells have a great pattern.

Place it where you
have to be standing up when you take it out.

---No, I don't keep it under the bed.


Fourth, they would probably choose
my neighbor's houses to invade, as, like most hispanics, they have turned their homes into Mediterranean palaces, my home is non-descript in comparison.

Dont count on it.

---The odds are the richer looking houses without a dog will be targeted.


Fourth, I've lived in a major metropolitan area most of
my life, and I've never been robbed at gunpoint. That might change as I get older and seem more vulnerable, but that's the facts. Nonetheless, I carry a CWP as well.

Get an alarm system and have it monitored.

---I thought you said your buddies house was breached even with an alarm?

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